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Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i9-9900K


Description
The 1600X is based on Zen architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i9-9900K gets 529.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 3.1 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
906ed
Core
Summit Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
16384 kB
Date
April 2017
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
60.09k points
81.91k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.2k points
529.32k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
1600X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.95k
5k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
20.22k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.39k
6.54k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.35k
13.78k (x0.79)
TOTAL
45.06k
45.53k (x1.01)

Multithread

1600X

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
36.39k (x1.87)
Test#2 (FP)
77.19k
166.55k (x2.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.4k
54.92k (x3.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.25k
8.96k (x0.73)
TOTAL
124.3k
266.82k (x2.15)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
1600X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
14.63k
32.08k (x2.19)
Test#2 (FP)
24.09k
28.17k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
6.68k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.86k
14.98k (x0.94)
TOTAL
60.09k
81.91k (x1.36)

Multithread

1600X

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
48.75k
242.98k (x4.98)
Test#2 (FP)
80.1k
220.16k (x2.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
53.97k (x2.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.85k
12.22k (x0.62)
TOTAL
173.2k
529.32k (x3.06)

Performance/W
1600X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
2558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
843 points/W
2317 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
258 points/W
568 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
209 points/W
129 points/W
TOTAL
1823 points/W
5572 points/W

Performance/GHz
1600X
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
3659 points/GHz
6417 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6022 points/GHz
5634 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1378 points/GHz
1335 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3966 points/GHz
2996 points/GHz
TOTAL
15023 points/GHz
16382 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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